We cannot thank Sophie and her family/team enough for helping us have one of the very best days of our lives. When looking at wedding venues, we took this very seriously and saw 15(!) venues in/around York in three days. Barmbyfield stood out to us right away for how naturally beautiful the venue was and how incredibly welcoming Sophie was. She made us feel very comfortable when we were looking around and she was so openminded to all of our ideas - she made us feel important and that we were her focus.

Throughout the process Sophie was responsive to all of our (many) emails and made sure we fully understood everything that was going to happen. We felt secure that she was switched on to everything we wanted and knew how to help give us our special day. The whole Barmbyfield team really cared about us and made sure our guests had a wonderful time - even shedding a quick tear during the ceremony!

The venue itself is absolutely stunning for a wedding and the time you have for setup we found essential. Having two days before your wedding to make sure everything is just right is not something you realise how important it is until you need it! We were able to go to drinks with family and friends on the Friday night knowing everything was already exactly how we wanted it. Anything else that needed setting up on the day, Sophie was on hand to help and made things so straightforward. She took care of the music for the ceremony and guided us through the whole day.

It was excellent to have so many distinct spaces throughout the day: the ceremony room which was beautiful and transformed into an evening room, the main barn which was so pretty and well set up for all our guests, the outside barn to cool down and have relaxed conversations, the bar which our guests particularly enjoyed and a chill out space upstairs. This venue has everything you need to design a day that suits you in exactly the ways you want it.

We would also recommend to anyone to book to stay in the house attached to the venue, which is lovely. While it was fantastic that my wife got to have some time with her bridesmaids the night before, it was invaluable for running round the venue on the Sunday morning gathering up our keepsakes.